• Location
    Colchester City Centre
  • Cause
    Event: Colchester 10K Race 2024
  • Effective
    12/05/2024 - 12/05/2024

The annual Colchester 10K Race 2024 takes place on Sunday 12th May 2024 (between 10:00 and 11:00am). A few roads will be temporarily closed to traffic whilst the event takes place. 

The following journeys might be placed on diversion whilst the event is in progress*:

  • Service S6 - departing Osborne Street at 09:55 to Shrub End.
  • Service S6 - departing Shrub End at 10:14 to Osborne Street.
  • Service S7 - departing Osborne Street at 10:25 to St Michaels.
  • Service S7 - departing St Michaels at 09:45 and 10:45 to Osborne Street.

*Please note. the road closures could be ended early or extended. This is dependant on the length of time runners take to complete sections of the race. This will effect whether the S6 & S7 services remain on diversion.


The planned diversion for the S6 service:

- towards Shrub End - the S6 service will divert via Maldon Road, Shrub End Road and Boadicea Way before returning to normal line of route. 

- towards Colchester City Centre - the S6 service will divert via Boadicea Way, Shrub End Road, Maldon Road and Salisbury Avenue before returning to normal line of route.

The following bus stops will not be served (in both directions): Salisbury Avenue, Hamilton Road, Drury Arms, Oyster Place, Rainsborowe Road and Boadicea Way South.


The planned diversion for the S7 service:

- towards St Michaels - the S7 service will divert via Maldon Road, Shrub End Road and Boadicea Way before returning to normal line of route. 

- towards Colchester City Centre - normal line of route. However, there might be slight delays dependant on the length of time runners take to complete sections of the race.

The following bus stops will not be served (in both directions): Salisbury Avenue, Hamilton Road, Drury Arms, Oyster Place, Rainsborowe Road and Boadicea Way South.


Good luck to all Colchester 10K Race 2024 participants!

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